Chapter XXXVI
"Two little girls. He came over to tell us yesterday. Poor Theo! He is pleased, of course, but I think half ashamed too. It seems a little ridiculous to have twins, and the first."
A Country Gentleman and His Family
Chapter XXXVI
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"Two
little
girls.
He
came
over
to
tell
us
yesterday.
Poor
Theo!
He
is
pleased,
of
course,
but
I
think
half
ashamed
too.
It
seems
a
little
ridiculous
to
have
twins,
and
the
first."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Two
little
girls.
Line 2
He
came
over
to
tell
us
yesterday.
Line 3
Poor
Theo!
Line 4
He
is
pleased,
of
course,
but
I
think
half
ashamed
too.
Line 5
It
seems
a
little
ridiculous
to
have
twins,
and
the
first."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Ashamed
adjective
US /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading “He is pleased, of course, but I think half ashamed too.”
Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He is pleased, of course, but I think half ashamed too.”
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seems a little ridiculous to have twins, and the first."”
Half
noun
US /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He is pleased, of course, but I think half ashamed too.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It seems a little ridiculous to have twins, and the first."”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Two little girls.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “He came over to tell us yesterday.”
Pleased
noun
US /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He is pleased, of course, but I think half ashamed too.”
Poor
noun
US /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Poor Theo!”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He came over to tell us yesterday.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He is pleased, of course, but I think half ashamed too.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It seems a little ridiculous to have twins, and the first."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It seems a little ridiculous to have twins, and the first."
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading He is pleased, of course, but I think half ashamed too.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He is pleased, of course, but I think half ashamed too.
came
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From this reading He came over to tell us yesterday.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is pleased, of course, but I think half ashamed too.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seems a little ridiculous to have twins, and the first."
girls
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From this reading "Two little girls.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is pleased, of course, but I think half ashamed too.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It seems a little ridiculous to have twins, and the first."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came over to tell us yesterday.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He is pleased, of course, but I think half ashamed too.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is pleased, of course, but I think half ashamed too.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems a little ridiculous to have twins, and the first."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Two little girls.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He is pleased, of course, but I think half ashamed too.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He came over to tell us yesterday.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He is pleased, of course, but I think half ashamed too.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Theo!
ridiculous
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From this reading It seems a little ridiculous to have twins, and the first."
seems
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From this reading It seems a little ridiculous to have twins, and the first."
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He came over to tell us yesterday.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It seems a little ridiculous to have twins, and the first."
Theo
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From this reading Poor Theo!
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is pleased, of course, but I think half ashamed too.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He came over to tell us yesterday.
too
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From this reading He is pleased, of course, but I think half ashamed too.
twins
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From this reading It seems a little ridiculous to have twins, and the first."
Two
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From this reading "Two little girls.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He came over to tell us yesterday.
yesterday
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From this reading He came over to tell us yesterday.